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When Tom built the truck he added fluid reservoirs for each air pack. He then uses the air valve to apply air pressure to the air chamber of the air pack.

OK, here's a little info on the Millenium Reo system if anyone is interested. http://mysite.verizon.net/milveh/trucka8.html

The bigger issue isn't the effectiveness of the drums but the single circuit brake system. One ruptured line anywhere on the truck and you got no brakes.

If you want to improve your brakes without spending $6000 I'll try to get the exact system that Millenium Reo (Tom Bauer) used. He uses a regular air valve to apply the brakes instead of a master cylinder and has a split system with two airpacks and 3 tanks with a redundant series of check...

Agreed! Deuce brakes do exactly what they were designed for. Properly maintiand brakes on a deuce are very adequate when operated as they were designed. All of the trailers designed for use with the deuce have their own braking system so take that into account if you are going to tow something...

There is an aftermarket company that has striaght air brakes for the deuce. My memory is a little foggy but $6000 rings a bell. At that price I'm just going to carry a big sack of tethered deployable anvils.